Jia Min saw the Wang family sisters who were hand in hand, and then remembered how the two sisters treated Yu'er in their previous life, and the original happy mood couldn't help but be a little colder. Although she didn't like the Wang sisters, as the host, she still greeted her with a smile. Seeing the ceremony, he said: "The girl of the Wang family is good." ”

"Sister Jia is good."

The Rongguo Mansion set up a banquet to ventilate the Wang family, so three or four families were invited. Jia Min saw that there were not many people, so he asked people to arrange some refreshments in the pavilion in the garden. Jia Min brought the Wang sisters into the pavilion, where there were already three girls, and after introducing the two sides to each other, Fang Fang sat down.

The three girls had little contact with Wang Zun, and they had never met each other when they went out. Therefore, it is also a few polite greetings, and I will continue the unfinished topic just now.

"Min'er, you just asked you to get Liu Gongquan's "Mysterious Tower Tablet", why haven't you brought it yet? What kind of calligraphy is Min Er Xi in? A girl in a goose-yellow snow satin placket embroidered with a plum blossom pattern collar said anxiously.

Before Jia Min could answer, the girl sitting next to her nodded her head and scolded with a smile: "You, why are you still so impatient, you are still afraid that Sister Min will not be able to hide." If your mother knows about it, she will talk about you again. ”

When the girl heard this, she immediately made a bitter face and begged for mercy: "Good sister, good sister, I know that my heart is wrong, don't tell my mother." Seeing that my sister ignored her, she directly grabbed her and shook her arm, looking like she would not give up until she reached her goal.

"Okay, I'm still here for others, and I'm not afraid that Sister Min and them will laugh at you." Shiru looked at her sister's delicate dripping, and her heart had already softened, so she doted.

After Xinru saw her sister's assurance, she immediately let go of her to hug Jia Min, and replied: "Min'er, you won't laugh at me like others, right." In the end, he looked at Jia Min and said.

"Of course, but I'm very envious of having such a good sister pampering you." said that he gently scraped the bridge of her delicate nose with his hand.

Xinru covered her nose with her little hand and muttered, "Min'er is as bad as her sister, she will bully me." Ignore you. After saying that, he ran to the lotus pond to watch the fish.

Shiru was worried about her sister, so she followed with a confession. Jia Min was afraid of any accidents, so she asked her mother-in-law who knew how to water to follow and serve.

There is a lotus pond in the garden of Jiafu, and the pavilion is built against the lotus pond. In the middle of the pond is a small room that communicates with the pavilion. The house was built for the sake of the lotus. The eaves are flying, the wooden doors and windows are floor-to-ceiling, and you can see the swaying posture of the new lotus in the pond when you open it, which is a good place to escape the coolness.

At this time, it is in the flowering period, and the lotus flowers are blooming just right, pink and white, red and purple are staggered. The huge lotus leaves are as fresh and turquoise as jadeite carvings, covering the surface of the pool and covering the pool of clear water below. Occasionally, koi fish swim between the lotus leaves, and the water ripples slightly.

Behind the pavilion is planted a cluster of Xiangfei bamboo. The wind blows, the water is light, and the green shadow spring is evacuated.

After the two sisters left, only Jia Min, the Wang sisters and the Zhenguo Bull girl were left in the pavilion, and Niu Yan's cousin Niu Yan. She came with Jia Qian. Niu Yu is the eldest daughter of the second son of the prince of Zhenguo. It is also a pampered family in the Niu family. There are several encounters with the sisters of Jiawang, and Jia Min happens to go to greet other girls at this time. The three of them sat silently a little awkwardly. Therefore, Niu Yu said: "I don't know what pastime the girls of the Wang family usually have at home? ”

Wang Huan, Wang Huan said a few words when he met everyone when he entered the pavilion, and he couldn't interject at other times. Now I saw Niu Yu taking the initiative to ask. Wang Huan continued: "Actually, it's nothing, it's just to learn from my mother to read the accounts, or to follow the embroidery girl to learn the girl's popularity, it's very boring." Sister, do you learn female red in middle school at home? ”

Compared with Wang Huan, Niu Yu likes the lively Wang Huan even more, and said with a smile: "Of course I also learned, but it was just an hour a day, and I didn't learn much." ”

"It's good, it's like my sister and I spend most of the day every time, and I don't like to do it at all. What does my sister do at the rest of the time? Wang Huan was very envious when he heard this.

"It's nothing more than reading books and practicing calligraphy, and recently I'm learning the piano." Niu Yu replied.

"Sister has to do so much? I begged my mother to learn how to draw, but she said it wasn't what my daughter's family should do. Wang Huan said lonely.

Niu Yu was very puzzled when she heard this, and turned her eyes to look at Wang Jian on the side.

Wang replied: "My mother often said: 'A woman is virtuous if she is not talented. 'Those piano, chess, calligraphy and painting have changed their temperament too much, so they don't let my sister learn them. ”

Hearing this, Niu Yu was very unhappy, what did Wang Ji mean, she just said that she was learning the piano, and Wang Yu said that she had learned more about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and changed her temperament, didn't this add to her blockage. For a while, there was a little bit of unhappiness on her face, and Niu Yu turned her head to look at Shiru and them.

Wang Huan looked at her sister on the left and Niu Fei on the right, she didn't understand what she said, but she was unhappy just because of her sister's words. And my sister was not very happy, she stood aside in disgust, and she didn't dare to speak lightly.

Wang Wei saw Niu Yu's unhappy look, it was very inexplicable, she just repeated what her mother often said to her, how did she make her unhappy.

When Jia Min came back, he saw that the three of them were relatively speechless, the atmosphere was a little stagnant, and Niu Fei and Wang Wei both looked a little unhappy on their faces, and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "What's wrong with the sisters, but it's strange Min'er who neglects you?" ”

After listening to Jia Min's words, Niu Yu put away the unhappiness on her face, and scolded her: "Sister Min is really, why has she been gone for so long, so boring for me." ”

"It's Min'er who is wrong, I apologized to my sister here, don't blame my sister." Jia Min also knew that Niu Fei didn't really blame her, so she made a joke and said: "Min'er heard from the third sister that Sister Yu is learning the piano from the master, and the younger sister has this piano score, and the sister picks some and brings them back, so she will be the sister's apology." ”

Hearing the score, Niu Fei's eyes lit up, and she said happily: "Really, I took away those good scores, and my sister can't be reluctant." ”

"What Sister Yu said, as long as my sister likes it, Min'er will be happy." Turning his head to Shui Yun, who had just come back, he said, "Shui Yun, you go to the shelf in the study and bring it to Sister Yu to choose." ”

Shui Yun said with a bitter face: "Girl, what do you want to take, it's better to stay □□ it all at once, and you don't have to go to get it from the slave maid this time." After speaking, he looked at the Wang sisters without a trace, although they complained, but in fact reminded Jia Min, as the master, that he could not favor one over the other. As Jia Min's eldest girl, although she knows a lot about her temperament, she also knows a little bit about it, and she doesn't know why, the girl doesn't like the two girls of the Wang family very much, but today there is a banquet in the house, and this situation has to be passed.

Jia Min wanted to ignore Wang Ji and Wang Huan, but he didn't expect to be reminded by Shui Yun with a disapproving face, so he turned to the two of them and said with a smile: "Second Miss Wang, Third Miss Wang, I don't know what pastime the two of you usually have at home, I met Sister Xin at my grandfather's house before, and I heard that she was very good at the piano, and it happened that I was holding a famous piano from the previous dynasty, and I was troubled to bring it back to Sister Xin, so I said that Min'er gave her a congratulatory gift in advance." Jia Min had also heard a little about Wang Xin's engagement, but when he thought of the person he had set, he was also faintly worried about Wang Xin. But when I turned my head and thought about it, although Li Haoyu had a bad character, after all, he was born in a poor family, and he would have to rely on the Wang family for his career in the future, so he would not treat Wang Xin badly.

Wang Jian stood up and saluted and thanked: "Let Miss Jia break the bank, Wang Jian took her sister to thank Miss Jia, as for me and my sister usually have no pastime at home, Miss Jia doesn't have to prepare anything for our sisters." ”

When Wang Huan heard his sister's words, he wanted to say something, but he stopped abruptly, and his face was a little ugly.

Jia Min smiled when she saw it: "What's wrong with Miss Wang, is there something uncomfortable?" ”

Wang Huan said timidly: "Miss Jia, I often hear people say that you are proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, I don't know if you have any paint, I don't know how to match the paint when I practice." ”

Jia Min found that today's Wang Huan can't see the weak and incompetent Aunt Xue at all, but now she is just an innocent and lovely girl. If he hadn't married into the Xue family, would Wang Huan have a different ending? Jia Min thought in her heart, with her understanding of her grandmother, if she really wanted to marry the Wang family, her grandmother was afraid that she would be more optimistic about the agile Wang Huan than the steady Wang Huan.

Jia Min didn't want to interfere in Jia Zheng's marriage, because she hated it very much whether it was Wang Huan or Wang Huan, and now she wouldn't take the initiative to do anything to Wang Huan, but she wouldn't be friendly with him.

"It just so happens that I just got a set of paints the day before yesterday, and the colors are also complete, and I asked people to write down the color matching method for the poor colors, and you can do it according to that method." Jia Min smiled and said to Wang Huan.

"Really, Miss Jia, you're so nice." Wang Huan was very happy to hear that Jia Min was going to give her paint. Although her mother didn't let her learn to paint at home, it wasn't because her grandmother didn't agree, but she secretly learned it in private, and her mother didn't know it if she knew, so she left it.

Seeing her sister like this, Wang Jian felt that it was not etiquette, and just wanted to reprimand, but then thought that her inadvertent words just now made the cow concubine unhappy, so she couldn't bear to be dissatisfied and kept her mouth shut.

When she was young, Shui Yun took the little girls to bring what Jia Min wanted. That Niu Yu looked at the ten piano scores that Shui Yun brought, all of them are rare good things, look at this, look at that, and look at that, her eyes do not hide the look of envy, "Sister Min is worthy of being born in the Guogong Mansion, such a good thing can be given away casually, it can be seen that my sister is generous, but I like this and that too, I don't know which one to choose, it's really embarrassing." "Niu Fei is embarrassed.

"It's my sister's business, and my sister can't help you." Jia Min teased.

Wang Huan had already looked at the table full of paints when the girls brought the paints to be arranged, she never thought that she would use so many paints for painting, there were more than a dozen more than what she was messing around at home. It really can't be compared, so he asked curiously: "Miss Jia, you use so many paints when you paint, there are more than a dozen more than me." ”

Jia Min replied: "It's not all, sometimes you have to paint one with two or three kinds, and sometimes you can't use a dozen or so kinds, it depends on what you paint." ”

"Sister Min is right, this painting scene is different from the painter, however, the painting is also divided into spring, summer, autumn and east, the painter also looks at men, women and children, the season is different, the region is different, the pigments used are also very different, if you study it carefully, I am afraid that it will not be finished tomorrow." Niu Fei, who had picked the score, interjected.

Wang Huan was surprised: "Sister Yu, you can also paint?" ”

Niu Yu looked at her funny, but remembering the tutor of the Wang family, she shook her head and replied sympathetically: "People like us can learn a little bit of everything." It's just a joke when I go out as a guest, although I'm not as proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting as my sister Min, but I also know a little bit about it, but I love the piano more. Seeing the two Shiru sisters coming back, she said, "Sister Shiru, do you learn these things at home." ”

Shi Ru was stunned when she heard this, and saw Niu Yu looking at herself with a smile, looking at Wang Yu's slightly angry face intentionally or unintentionally, thinking that her family was higher than the Wang family's title, so she said by the way: "Of course I have to learn, but I prefer to play chess, and my sister prefers to work books." ”

Xinru, who was by her side, had already run to Jia Min's side to look at Liu Gongquan's "Mysterious Tower Tablet", and as soon as she opened it, Xinru exclaimed: "Min'er, your Liu Gongquan's "Mysterious Tower Tablet" is actually a genuine work, this is a priceless thing, just take it out, if it is someone else, you have to collect it well." ”

When Shiru and Niu Yu heard it, they also came around, and saw that their book body was upright and slender, the pen was straight and vigorous, and the air and veins flowed between the lines. There is a square to take the momentum, the praise of the tendons into the bones. Or think that the muscles and bones are exposed, although they are charming and strong, but the Jin Law has changed greatly.

If such a rare product is in their house, it will not fall into the hands of the boudoir woman, which shows how favored Jia Min is in Rongguo Mansion. Shiru came back to her senses first and said worriedly: "Sister Min, it's better to put away such a precious thing, if it is broken, what if it is broken." After listening to Shiru's words, Niu Yu and Xinru also came back to their senses, and hurriedly put away the post and asked Jia Min to put it away.

Jia Min saw their solemn appearance, and did not refuse, and asked Shui Yun to put the things away, but still replied: "Sister is too careful, it's just a post, no matter how precious it is, if no one appreciates it, it's just a dead thing." Later, he looked at Xinru's reluctant appearance, and knew that he really liked it, so he took a mahogany box from Shui Yun's hand, opened it and took out a one-word note from it and said: "Xinru, although I can't give you the authenticity of Liu Gongquan's "Mysterious Tower Tablet", but this is also a "Mysterious Tower Tablet" post, which is just a rubbish of the previous dynasty, if you don't dislike it, I will give you a return gift." ”

Xinru took the rubbing, although it was not as precious as the truth, but it was also a rare treasure. Although she wanted it very much, she still looked at her sister to see if she could accept it. Jia Min was very funny to see her like that, so she really took the post into her hand and pretended to threaten: "I have already given you this post, how can there be any reason to take back what has been sent, if you don't want it, I will throw it away." Hearing this, Xinru was even more embarrassed. Shiru also knew that her sister really liked this copy, so she nodded and asked her to accept it. However, his heart also circled and went back to the house, asking his mother to return a gift to Jia Min.

After sending the copybook, Jia Min took out another piece of chess and gave it to Shiru and said: "My sister loves chess, and that chess will not be dusty if I give it to my sister." ”

Shiru took the chess, opened it and saw that it was a jade, white jade and black jade, green jade for the plate, small and exquisite, so that I couldn't put it down at first sight, but I thought that my sister had already got the copy, if she accepted this precious jade chess again, it would be too rude, so she had to excuse herself.

"Sister Shiru, I'm not satisfied with you saying that in fact, this chess looks expensive, but in fact, this chess is actually made of leftovers, and this jade material is not a good jade material." Saying that, Jia Min picked up a chess piece and handed it to Shiru.

Shiru took the chess pieces and looked closely, the jade had some variegated colors and a slight flaw. What Jia Min said was true, and asked curiously: "Who came up with such a clever idea?" ”

"It's my brother, my brother bought a few pieces of jade seed material before, and made jewelry for me, my sister-in-law and grandmother, but in the end there were some left, and I couldn't remember what to do for a while. Jia Min thought about Jia Yu's proud look when he gave her this chess piece, and said that if she didn't like it, she would give it away, and she would use good jade seeds to make a better one for her.

"Miss Jia's brother is so good." The king said suddenly.

Jia Min just smiled and didn't answer. In addition to Wang Ji, all the people sitting in the pavilion got the things sent by Jia Min, Niu Fei's piano score, Shiru's jade chess, Xinru's calligraphy, and Wang Huan's paint. These four things really combine the four characters of qin, chess, calligraphy and painting.

Wang Jian looked at the four of them happily looking at the things Jia Min sent, only she was left alone, she was angry in her heart, her hands were slightly clenched, thinking if Jia Min was just going to embarrass her.

Jia Min appreciated Wang Wei's embarrassment, glanced at Shui Yun slightly, and a little girl came over with a brocade box. Jia Min said with a smile: "Min'er doesn't know what Miss Wang usually likes, so she prepared a few gadgets, hoping that Miss Wang and Second Miss Wang will not dislike it." As he spoke, he opened the brocade box and handed it to Wang Ji. Inside is a set of gold peony head jewelry and a few colors of needlework. The gift between the women of the boudoir is nothing more than a word and a painting, a few colors of needlework, but it is just a heart, and few people give gold and silver jewelry, which is what the elders should give. Jia Min's gift to Wang Jian and the other four people was not particularly valuable, but also showed that he was generous, and he knew at a glance that this was a casual thing, not carefully prepared.

But in Wang Zhen's opinion, this jewelry is much more precious than other people's things, not to lose the daughter of the Guogong Mansion, as soon as she makes a move, she is so generous, and the gifts she gives to her mother are more expensive. Wang Huan's happy appearance is very ignorant in the eyes of Shiru and a few people, the Wang family is also a county uncle, how to teach the girl money is full of gold and silver, but I see that Wang Huan and his sister have different temperaments, I am afraid that Wang Huan is born to be greedy for money.

Jia Min didn't expect that Wang Huan's love for money was not only something that he had when he married into the Jia family, but now he is like this at a young age.

Although Wang Hao didn't know why Jia Daishan changed his mind and came back to marry the Wang family, after all, this matter was something that he and his son had been planning for many years, and now it is finally decided, and it is also something to be happy about.

It's just that the old lady of this marriage has a disagreement with Jia Shishi, the old lady is more optimistic about the young Wang Huan, but Jia Shishi is interested in the steady Wang Huan, for the marriage with the Wang family, Jia Shi's heart is unwilling, and she only Jia Zheng was designed by the Wang family to make suggestions. Now I want Jia Zheng to marry the daughter of the Wang family, and I feel disgusting in my heart, but the master said in private that this is the meaning of the saint. They have no other way. Since there is only marriage, she wants to get married as soon as possible, then Wang Huan she also likes it, but she is always small, if she is chosen, she will have to wait for a year, but Jia Zheng is now seventeen, and he can't delay it.

The person who married the Jia family has not yet been decided, and the Xue family in Jinling has entered Beijing, although it has been reformed by the saint for a year, but this time in Beijing, in addition to receiving the internal money, and taking care of the shops in Beijing, there is more important to choose a wife for his son Xue Xinlei, who has reached the age of fifteen. Because the health of the old man of the Xue family has improved slightly, but he still can't withstand this bump and this hardship, so this time Mrs. Xue also came to Beijing with her son. At home, she discussed with her husband the choice of her son's wife, and the most optimistic was Jia Min of Rongguo Mansion, although he was only twelve, his son was not too old, and he would wait for three or four years. If the Jia family is unwilling, they can only marry the Wang family, one of the two daughters of the Wang family is the same age as the son, and the other is only one year apart, no matter how they match.

As soon as Mrs. Xue entered Beijing, she had just settled down, and she couldn't take a break, so she went to Shi's house the next day, saying that Mrs. Xue and the Shi family were somewhat related, and Mrs. Xue's mother was Shi Gong's cousin. As soon as she entered the mansion, Mrs. Xue was taken into the backyard to meet Mrs. Shi. Xue Xinlei went to the study in the front yard and was received by Shi Bang and Shi Yu together.

When Mrs. Xue entered the main courtyard, she saw the main hall where Mrs. Shi was sitting, and hurriedly went up to salute and said, "Say hello to your aunt, you are well." ”

"What's good or bad, it's just an old lady, and now it's just a mix of eating and waiting for death." The old lady laughed and hurriedly asked her to sit down.

"Look at what you said, if you want me to say that you are really spirited, except that your hair is a little gray, it has not changed at all from the way I saw you back then. It's not like I'm really old, but I don't look forward to my son marrying a daughter-in-law, I can hold my grandson, and I will enjoy my family like you. Mrs. Xue said with a smile, and also pointed out what she had entrusted today.

"You've had a sweet mouth since you were a child. I was still a coquettish little girl back then, and now I have a daughter-in-law, why didn't your son bring it to me to see, or he met him when he was full moon, I'm afraid I don't know each other anymore. The old lady saw that Mrs. Xue was still very close to her as she was when she was in the boudoir, and she was also happy, and said happily: "When I saw you for the first time, I told your mother that I would definitely marry a good family in the future." Look at you who married into the Xue family and gave birth to a promising son, you really envy us. ”

"Uncle said with a smile, you are always blessed with longevity." Mrs. Xue looked back with a smile, and said with a sad face: "I'm afraid that there is something to trouble my aunt today." ”

"Oh, what's the matter, if the Shi family can help, even if you don't look at the Xue family, you can also see that your dead mother will also help with this." Mrs. Shi is an old person, and she misses the old feelings very much.

When Mrs. Xue heard the old lady's sincere words, she was very moved in her heart, her beautiful eyes were slightly red, and she said: "Actually, it's not a big deal, it's just that my son is now fifteen, and our lord wants to choose a daughter for him in the capital. ”

Hearing this, Mrs. Shi, who was sitting on the side, suddenly felt in her heart, what does this Xue mean, this son actually wants the help of the Shi family when he gets married, do they want to marry the family and the Shi family. Suddenly, a thought flashed through her mind, and Mrs. Shi looked at Mrs. Xue incredulously, she didn't want to marry the Jia family and ask for his son to marry her niece.

How could the old lady not think of this thing that Mrs. Shi could think of, a trace of coldness flashed in her eyes, and her face was not as kind as before, and she said in a deep voice: "Oh, it's this matter, but there are rules for this marriage, and it is always inseparable from 'marrying a high daughter, marrying a low daughter-in-law'." I don't know if you have someone in mind. "The old lady accentuated the words 'marry a high daughter, marry a low daughter-in-law', hoping that Mrs. Xue would not have thoughts that she should not have.

Although Mrs. Xue heard the warning in the old lady's words, she didn't say it and always didn't give up, so she said stubbornly: "Actually, our master also likes a few families, and this one is the old lady's son-in-law, the Jia family." Seeing that the old lady's face changed, she hurriedly said: "I also know that it is our Xue Gaopan, but for the sake of my son, I know that I can't do it, and I want to ask my aunt if it's feasible to do it today." ”

The old lady also knew her love for her son, so she was relieved: "You are not an outsider, my old lady also has something to say, you still give up this idea, my son-in-law loves his daughter more than his two sons, and he will not take her lightly, and although the two Jia Xue families are old friends, there are always some differences in the family, and it stands to reason that my grandson's background is even if he marries into the royal family." How could you marry your Xue family. Just let me talk about this matter, don't go to Jia's house to mention it, it will ruin the relationship between the two families. ”

Mrs. Xue also knew that although what the old lady said was not good, it was also the truth. Although she thinks that her son is very good, even a princess is worthy of it, but if she really wants to marry the concubine of Rong Guogong, she is still a little high. I also lost this thought in my heart, and the whole person was a lot more relaxed. So he smiled: "Thank you aunt for the match, I felt that it was inappropriate when our master said it, but I still wanted to give it a try." Now that I have my aunt's words, I should die. ”

The old lady was very satisfied with Mrs. Xue's self-knowledge, and she didn't embarrass her, so she changed the topic to talk about other things. The two generals talked for an hour, and Mrs. Xue took her leave.

After Mrs. Xue left, Mrs. Shi also moved her mind, so she discussed with the old lady: "Mother, how about you say that you will match your niece to Nai'er, Shi Jia and the two families are in-laws, and it is better for a niece to marry into a foreign family than to marry into another family, and Mrs. Gu and my aunt don't have to worry about their niece being affected, and the two can be regarded as close to each other, which is also a good thing." ”

The old lady didn't think about it, shook her head and said: "This is not appropriate, firstly, the son-in-law disagrees with the two and the other is that Shi Jia and the two are married, as long as your sister is at least three generations, the relationship between the two families cannot be broken, and there is no need to let Min'er marry to strengthen the relationship between the two families." Third, the backflow of bone blood is also a taboo. ”

Mrs. Shi only had such an idea for a while, and when she saw that the old lady did not agree, she also threw it away.

When Mrs. Xue returned home, she told her son about the Shi family, and she also knew that it was not feasible to marry the Jia family. Although Xue Xinlei was a little disappointed, it was expected, so he was not disappointed. He left the Jia family and talked to his mother about the trip to the Wang family tomorrow.

Mrs. Xue and her son went to the Wang family, and soon it was rumored that the two families of Xue and Wang had married, and the person chosen was Wang Huan, the third girl of the Wang family. The Rongguo Mansion can only choose Wang Jian as Jia Zheng's wife. When this matter reached Rongguo Mansion, the old lady sighed helplessly, and said to Jia Shishi, who came to report the news: "This matter is also your wish, I hope you don't regret it in the future." ”

Jia Shishi bowed his head and did not answer the old lady's words, and he still wanted to discuss how to handle Jia Zheng's marriage. Unexpectedly, Zishi, the big girl next to Zhang Qiong, hurriedly ran in, knelt on the ground, and said urgently: "The slave maid is rude and invites the old lady, don't blame the wife, my grandmother suddenly fainted just now, the slave maid panicked for a while, and asked the old lady to ask Dr. Qiu to come to see her." ”